Organic

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Organic compounds that volatilize slowly at standard temperature (20 degrees C and 1 atm pressure). Source: Terms of the Environment ...

Organic An order of soils that have developed dominantly from organic deposits. The majority of Organic soils are saturated for most of the year, unless artificially drained, but some of them are not usually saturated for more than a few days.

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Organically Grown Food, feed crops, and livestock grown within an intentionally-diversified, self-sustaining agro-ecosystem.

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Organic: (1) Referring to or derived from living organisms. (2) In chemistry, any compound containing carbon. Organic chemicals: Chemicals containing carbon.

Organic Contaminant or Compound: Substances containing carbon, with the exception of carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbonates (e.g. calcium carbonate, CaCO3).

Organic Chemicals/Compounds: Naturally occuring (animal or plant-produced or synthetic) substances containing mainly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

organic 1) Substances that come from animal or plant sources. Organic substances always contain carbon. 2) In chemistry, any compound containing carbon. Also see inorganic.

Organic: Refers to compounds containing carbon. Oxidation: The removal of electrons from an element or compound. Oxidation-Reduction: A chemical reaction in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom or molecule to another.

Organic Product - Way of producing items that is more beneficial to the environment, since it reduces the use of harmful chemicals like pesticides.

Organic compounds that have the ability to draw ion from their water solutions into soluble complexes. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) ...

Organic matter Substances of (dead) plant or animal matter, with a carbon-hydrogen structure. Osmosis Water molecules passing through membranes naturally, to the side with the highest concentration of dissolved impurities.

Organic Compound: any carbon-based substance, including some petroleum products, solvents, pesticides, and halomethanes. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are those which are readily vaporized; a number of these are known or probable carcinogens.

Organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative. Aliquot A measured portion of a sample taken for analysis. One or more aliquots make up a sample. (See: Duplicate.).

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: Chemicals that contain carbon. Volatile organic compounds vaporize at room temperature and pressure. They are found in many indoor sources, including many common household products and building materials.

Organic Originally intended to distinguish food raised without man-made chemicals. Now a term highly misused by business giving false credibility to food grown with and legally containing a toxic rainbow of pesticides and fertilizers.

Organic: Any substance that contains carbon, the element usually associated with life processes.

Organic Compounds: A large group of chemical compounds containing mainly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. All living organisms are made up of organic compounds.

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Organic compounds: Compounds or molecules containing carbon bound to hydrogen; these are far more prevalent than inorganic compounds and make up all living matter.

Organic carbon, or reduced inorganic compounds, which give electrons to electron acceptors during cellular respiration and oxidation-reduction reactions, resulting in the release of energy to the cell, and the oxidation of the electron donor.

organics. 1) A term used to refer to chemical compounds made from carbon molecules.

Organic Chemicals/Compounds: Animal or plant-produced substances containing mainly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Organic Matter: Carbonaceous waste contained in plant or animal matter and originating from domestic or industrial sources.

Organic Matter: Carbonaceous waste contained in plant or animal matter and originating from domestic or industrial sources. Organism: Any form of animal or plant life.

Inorganic Chemicals: Chemical substances of mineral origin, not of basically carbon structure. Insecticide: A pesticide compound specifically used to kill or prevent the growth of insects.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Characteristics: Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are a principal component in atmospheric reactions that form ozone and other photochemical oxidants.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) - Organic chemicals containing carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine, and other atoms. Volatile chemicals produce vapors readily.

Volatile Organic Compounds, chemicals that contain carbon and commonly also contain hydrogen, oxygen and other elements. The prefix "volatile" means that the compound evaporates rapidly. Most industrial solvents are volatile.

Reactive Organic Gases (ROG's) - Volatile organic compounds, excluding methane, found in the atmosphere which are capable of producing radicals upon reaction with common atmospheric oxides and radicals; ...

Volatile organic compounds Any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, that participates in reactions of radiant energy, especially light, ...

Volatile organic compound (VOC): An organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions, except those designated by EPA as having negligible photochemical reactivity. Stay Informed Sign up for our RSS feed RSS ...

Phenols: Organic compounds that are byproducts of petroleum refining, tanning, and textile, dye, and resin manufacturing. Low concentrations cause taste and odor problems in water; higher concentrations can kill aquatic life and humans.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -- Organic chemicals all contain the element carbon (C); organic chemicals are the basic chemicals found in living things and in products derived from living things, such as coal, ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Organic compounds that evaporate readily into the air. VOCs include substances such as benzene, toluene, methylene chloride, and methyl chloroform.

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 7 include two major types: Organochlorines (OCs) as well as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Organochlorines (OCs) are almost always human-made.

VOC. Volatile organic compound. A chemical compound which evaporates readily at room temperature and contains carbon. "W" ...

In the case of organic pollutants, such as pesticides, explosives and industrial chemicals, certain plants may render these substances non-toxic by their metabolism.

Detritus: dead organic material Diffusion: the movement of molecules of a substance from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration Disturbance: alteration of a habitat by some agent of change, natural or unnatural ...

VOCs or "volatile organic compounds" VOCs are primarily the lighter 'fractions' of oil or hydrocarbons (i.e., the parts that evaporate easily because they have a low boiling point).

DIOXIN Chlorinated organic compound: a by-product of the paper-making process that uses chlorine as a bleaching agent. Dioxins can be released into the atmosphere through the incineration of chlorinated paper.

Sand Inorganic particles between 0.05 (and 1/16) and 2.0 millimeters in diameter. Also soil that contains 85 percent or more sand and a percentage of silt plus 1.5 times the percentage of clay that does not exceed 15.

Aerobic Treatment Process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. Aerosol Suspended droplets of liquid or fine solid particles in air.

A chemical complexing (forming or joining together) of metallic cations (such as copper) with certain organic compounds, such as EDTA (ethylene diamine tetracetic acid). Chelation is used to prevent the precipitation of metals (copper).

Organic Generally considered as originating from plants or animals, and made primarily of carbon and hydrogen. Scientists use the term organic to mean those chemical compounds which are based on carbon.

secondary treatment Stage of wastewater treatment wherein bacteria are used to break down organic materials and significantly reduce biochemical oxygen demand.

Organic soil carbon estimates, rather than total soil carbon, are generally quoted. The amount of carbon in the soil is a function of historical vegetative cover and productivity, which in turn is dependent upon climatic variables.

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Volatile organic compounds are merely organic compounds that evaporate easily. VOCs include a wide range of compounds, notably gasoline, diesel fuel, various types of alcohol and solvents.

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - An organic, phosphate-rich compound important in the transfer of energy in organisms. Its central role in living cells makes it an excellent indicator of the presence of living material in water.

Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution:  Forms of pollution caused by sediment, organic and inorganic chemicals, and biological, radiological, and other toxic substances originating from land use activities, ...

These are forms of diffuse pollution caused by sediment, nutrients, organic and toxic substances originating from land use activities which are carried to lakes and streams by surface runoff.

compost - process whereby organic wastes, including food wastes, paper, and yard wastes, decompose naturally, resulting in a product rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioners, mulch, resurfacing material, ...

Activated Sludge Process: A sewage treatment process by which bacteria that feed on organic wastes are continuously circulated and put in contact with organic waste in the presence of oxygen to increase the rate of decomposition.

Protein: Complex, high-molecular-weight organic compound. Proteins are essential to the structure and function of all living cells and viruses. Psoriasis: Common skin disorder characterized by inflamed patches of skin topped with white scales.

Detritus: Nutritious mixture of digested and partly digested organic matter, bacteria, fungi, feces, etc. Discharge: The amount of water flowing past a given point on a stream. Measured in cubic feet (or cubic meters) per second (cfs;cm/s).

Sediment. Solid material (both mineral and organic) that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water, gravity, or ice and has come to rest on the earth's surface.

Refuse: leftover and discarded organic and nonorganic solids (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, and dead animals.

Although rain is naturally slightly acidic because of carbon dioxide, natural emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and certain organic acids, human activities can make it much more acidic. Occasional pH readings of well below 2.

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